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North West University

Master of Music in Musicology with Applied Music Studies

The Master of Music in Musicology with Applied Music Studies in Arts is offered by North West University.

Program Length: 2 YEARS.

Master of Music in Musicology with Applied Music Studies (mini-dissertation & modules) offered by the North-West University at the Faculty of Humanities

Curriculum

• Mini-dissertation [90 credits].
• Community Music [45 credits].
• Applied music studies [45 credits].

In this degree, students will be required to actively participate in a community music project and to write articles about some aspect of the project or their participation in the project.

Entry Requirements

• A BMus degree or Honours degree in Music.
• Students must obtain a minimum of 65% average for academic subjects in the final year of BMus.
• Students must obtain a minimum of 65% for the BMus IV assignment.
• Students may only choose a topic for their mini-dissertation from a subject that has been completed up to BMus IV level.
• Students may be required to present their BMus IV assignment to the research committee for approval to continue with their studies.
• A student will only be admitted to the programme after he/she has presented the research committee with a brief proposal that describes the specific theme and objectives for the dissertation. A student may be expected to discuss the proposal with the research committee.
• If students should be unable to comply with these requirements for a specfic reason, they may obtain permission to present the research committee with acceptable proof that they are sufficiently prepared to continue with their studies.